Improved hair-dyeing- brush



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4WILLIAM B. COA'IES, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSXLVANIA, 'ASSIGNOR TO EDWIN CLIN.

TON AND W. HARnIsoN EIsENBnEY, oceanen aon, FOR 'THnnEroUnTns or THE INVENTION Letters Patent No. 91,089, dated .Tune-8.718,69.

IMPROVED HAIR-DYEING- BRUSH.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

To all jwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. OOATEs, of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new Self-Supplying Hair-Dyeing Brush and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference.

marked thereon, making a part of this specification'.

The nature of my invention consists in constructing a self-supplying hair-dyeing brush upon a new principle of operation, whereby it is not depending upon the existence of any gnrn or cork-valve between the bottom yof the bottle and the bristle-plate, as the dye is retained in the bottle by the exclusion of air from the neck, (by closing the air-hole in the cap,) and by a screw pressure downwards on the centre of bristie-plate.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.

On reference to the drawings- Figure l, a perspective view of the brush. y

Figure 2, a top view Of the body ofthe brush without the bottle, showing the bottoni inside.

Figure 3, a longitudinal section of brush.

Figure 5, a perspective view of the gum bag.

The body of the brush A can be constructed of wood, bone, ivory, glass, g'utta-percha, or metal, and can be of any size or in any style desired to please the fancy.

In the top there is a circular opening, extending vertically nearly through to the base, leaving only sufficient thickness for the draw-holes a to insert the bristles D, and provided with a screw-thread, b, around the inside, for screwing in the dye-receptacle C.

yIn the bottom'are several dye-discharge holes c, arranged between the first and second circles of bristles, though they can be placed between any of the circles if desired. Y

- The gum (or cork) circle E, cut to suit the diameter of the vertical opening in the body of the brush, has

discharge-holesvc, to coincide with those in the bottom of the vertical opening, but has no hole in the centre.

lhe handle Bis small and neat, and can be screwed, glued in, or cast on solid in a mould with the body.

The dye-receptacle O should be larger at the upper than at the lower portion, forming a small shoulder, which rests upon the top of A when the screw around the lower part is'scrcwed into lthe vertical opening of the brush-body. rIhe upper portion of C is a trifle smaller than A, so as to set inside of the edge of the latter, and has a dye-discharge hole in the centreL at the bottom.

On the top is a neck, with a screw around it, to screw on the metal cap F.

The cap has an inside piece of gum or cork, and a small air-hole, e, onthe side, just below the inside gum or cork.

The gum bag G. is made only large enough to con- I y This principle is, that where a small hole exists in. the bottom of a bottle, and the bottle is filled with paint, the pressure of the air upwards keeps it in, and.. it would not run out unless air should be admitted atl the top, and, water even will not drop out without admission of air.

Now, Ury-bottle, if taken out and held up after being' filled with die, would not drop any from the hole in the bott-om until the air-hole c, in the cap F, kon the neck of the bottle, should be opened.

rIhe operation of my brush is as follows:

Iake hold of the body withthe thumb and foreH nger of the lefty hand; then with the right-hand thumb and ibreringer loosen the cap on the neck of the bottle, so that the air-hole e in the side of Jdie cap may be open; then take hold ofthe body ofthe bottle and turn quickly from the right towards the left, when the dyc will be forced or dashed out into the bristles, and not merelyy run or drop on them. When the brush is ready take hold of the handle. By placingthe bristles on a few thicknesses of paper, the dye will not soil the hands. After using the brush, wipe off the bristles and tie it up in the bag.

My brush can be made very cheaply and easily, and will notget outvof order like those having valves to wear away by friction.

I make no claim to a mere fountain-brush alone, or a brush having a reservoir for holding a liquid and a valve to regulate its flow on the bristles.Y

What I claiin'as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters. Iatent, isA4 The combination of the brush A with the bottle O, all constructed and arranged as and for the purpose specified.

Witnesses: WILLIAM B. GOATES.

VSAMUEL O. OGLE, l

W. OGLE. 

